Zhi Ke
枳殼 (枳壳) zhǐ ké , "raisintree peel"

Category:

Regulate Qi (Carminatives)

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

Alternate Names:

Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Aurantii Fructus

	Tastes: Acrid , Bitter		Dosage: 3-9g

	Cautions: Caution during pregnancy, Weak Qi or Stomach Xu Cold avoid use during Pregnancy		Meridians: Spleen , Stomach , Large Intestine
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Consists of large fruit with a greenish brown surface, hard and solid texture, a small amount of thick pulp, and fresh, aromatic fragrance.
	Reference Source: "Extension of the Materia Medica" by Zhang Zhong-Jing, c1,100's Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (24) chái hú shū gān sǎn (Bupleurum Powder to Spread the Liver) chái hú xiàn xiōng tāng (Bupleurum Decoction for Sinking Into the Chest) chái hú zhǐ jié tāng (Bupleurum, Bitter Orange, and Platycodon Decoction) dǎn dào qū huí tāng (Drive Roundworms from the Biliary Tract Decoction) gān lù yǐn (Sweet Dew Decoction) gé xià zhú yū tāng (Drive Out Blood Stasis Below the Diaphragm Decoction) hāo qín qīng dǎn tāng (Artemisia Annua and Scutellaria Decoction to Clear) huái huā sǎn (Sophora Japonica Flower Powder) huái jiǎo wán (Sophora Japonica Fruit Pill) huí chūn dān (Return of Spring Special Pill) jì chuān jiān (Benefit the River (Flow) Decoction) jīng fáng bài dú sǎn (Schizonepeta & Ledebouriella Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences) liù mò tāng (Six Milled-herb Decoction) pái qì yǐn (Discharge Gas Decoction) rén shēn bài dú sǎn (Ginseng Power to Overcome Pathogenic Influences) rùn cháng wán (Moisten the Intestines Pill (from Master Shen's Bo) shí hú yè guāng wán (Dendrobium Pill for Night Vision) wǔ jī sǎn (Five Accumulation Powder) wū yào shùn qì sǎn (Lindera Powder to Smooth the Flow of Qi) xiāng shā píng wèi sǎn (Cyperus and Amomum Powder to Calm the Stomach) xìng sū sǎn (Apricot Kernel and Perilla Leaf Powder) xuān dú fā biǎo tāng (Dissipate Toxin and Release Exterior Decoction) xuè fú zhú yū tāng (Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction) yín qiáo bài dú sǎn (Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences)

Family:

Rutaceae

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Aurantii Fructus

Botanical: Citrus Aurantium L., Citrus Aurantium L. 'huangpi', Citrus Aurantium L. Var. Amara Engl., Citrus Aurantium L. 'chuluan', Citrus Aurantium L. 'tangche

Japanese: kikoku

Korean: jigak

Common: bitter orange

Temperature: Slightly Cold

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Breaks Stagnant Qi add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Reduces Accumulation and Descends Qi add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Promotes the flow of qi add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Distention add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Constipation add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Is milder than Fructus Citri Auranti Immaturus ( (枳實, rainintree fruit) Zhi Shi) used for weak patients. add comment

Zhi Ke枳殼 (枳壳) zhǐ ké , "raisintree peel"

Zhi Ke
枳殼 (枳壳) zhǐ ké , "raisintree peel"